Through Wolf's Eyes (Princess Mononoke - San's POV)

Chapter Two- Go Away

A few hours later the rain had stopped and the sun was high in the sky when at last they had found their mother. Washed up on the edge of the river bank, San jumped off Ichi and rushed to her mother's side.

She gasped as her mother arose onto her paws and the wound of an iron bullet could be seen bleeding from her chest. San approached the wound immediately and began to suck blood from it and spit it out, hoping to draw out some of the poison that the iron bullet would inflict. Only when her mother gave a warning growl did her attention divert away from her task.

Her eyes turned and noticed the eyes of a human standing on the opposite side of the river, hiding within the branches of an old beaver den. Her eyes widened with shock, for no humans dared to enter the forest unless they desired the wrath of the wolf clan.

'Foolish human' San though and stood up and turned to face whoever. Taking a moment to spit out the rest of the blood in her mouth and wipe her face with her hand, she stared down the eyes demanding with her own that she was the alpha here, the dominant one that would not surrender or look away.

She watched as the human got up and stood on the log, revealing to be a male. One she had never seen before.

"My name is Ashitaka. I have traveled far from lands to the east. Are you ancient gods and I have I come at least to the realm of the Spirit of the Forest?" he shouted toward them, still keeping his gazed locked with hers. The young man wore a pale red hood with white markings upon the brow, a grass cloak, brown pants, blue arm sleeves, animal pelt shoe wrappings, and carried a bow in his left hand. A sword on his left side and a red pouch could be seen on his right.

'He is brave. But stupid, just like the rest of the humans.' She thought to herself, admiring the resilience she had seen in his eyes. Her wolf brothers shifted their stance, waiting for a signal to attack the intruder. Moro deemed him not a threat for the time being and turned her gaze away from the strange boy. Gingerly standing up and began a slow walk away. Ni grabbed hold of a oxen carcass while San jumped on Ichi's back and shouted in return, "Go away." and departed from the young man's sight.

Moro led them to the lake of the Forest Spirit, where the water was somewhat magical. It didn't cure any aliments but it numbed the pain of any if it was drunk. In the center was the Isle of the Forest Spirit. Sacred grounds to that of all the creatures in the forest, which San and her family revered. The large she wolf took a long drink, within moments the sharp pain in her chest dulled to a minimal ache.

Watching her mother go through such great pain, ignited the fires of hatred for the gunwoman even more than before. 'I will kill that woman, tonight.' She decreed to herself as the four of the retreated from the lake and made their way back to the den.

When they reached the den Moro laid on top, just as she had done earlier that morning and rested. "You will be okay, right mother?" San asked as she jumped off her brother Ichi and approached her mother's side.

"I now carry a poison bullet within my breast. I will not flee as Nago did. I will save my strength and kill that gun woman before death comes and takes me." Moro replied, her heart stuck on vengeance.

"No, mother. I will kill her for what she has done to you, tonight." San announced and that got the attention of her wolf brothers as they raised their head from a resting state, ears swiveled forward to the conversation.

"Do as you must, San." Moro said, feeling proud of her human child having such resolve.

San nodded and addressed her wolf brothers. "Come nightfall we will charge the town and with your swift and fast legs to carry me, I will scale over the wall and finally cut that gunwoman's throat."

"Eat my children. Youwill all need your strength." Moro instructed. Ni turned his attention back tothe oxen carcass he had carried with him and the three siblings began to tearinto it.